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George Arbuckle BIOGRAPHY
1909 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 2001. Known for: Urban and rural landscape and genre painting, illustration.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, George Franklin Arbuckle attended the Ontario College of Art (OCAD) where he studied with John William Beatty (1869-1941). Following graduation from OCAD, he succeeded in... Read full biography
Born in Toronto, Ontario, George Franklin Arbuckle attended the Ontario College of Art (OCAD) where he studied with John William Beatty (1869-1941). Following graduation from OCAD, he succeeded in supporting himself through art: by selling his paintings and by teaching at Northern Vocational School... Read full biography
Born in Toronto, Ontario, George Franklin Arbuckle attended the Ontario College of Art (OCAD) where he studied with John William Beatty (1869-1941). Following graduation from OCAD, he succeeded in supporting himself through art: by selling his paintings and by teaching at Northern Vocational School and Franz Johnston's Art School at Georgian Bay. Even during leaner times, he relied on his art to land a job as a comercial artist, working in Montreal and Ottawa for the Bomac Engravers. His... Read full biography
Born in Toronto, Ontario, George Franklin Arbuckle attended the Ontario College of Art (OCAD) where he studied with John William Beatty (1869-1941). Following graduation from OCAD, he succeeded in supporting himself through art: by selling his paintings and by teaching at Northern Vocational School and Franz Johnston's Art School at Georgian Bay. Even during leaner times, he relied on his art to land a job as a comercial artist, working in Montreal and Ottawa for the Bomac Engravers. His special knowledge of historical subjects contributed greatly to his stature as an illustrator. His paintings are often representational, peopled views of the rural and urban landscape painted in varying degrees of realism and impressionism. His sensitivity... Read full biography
Born in Toronto, Ontario, George Franklin Arbuckle attended the Ontario College of Art (OCAD) where he studied with John William Beatty (1869-1941). Following graduation from OCAD, he succeeded in supporting himself through art: by selling his paintings and by teaching at Northern Vocational School and Franz Johnston's Art School at Georgian Bay. Even during leaner times, he relied on his art to land a job as a comercial artist, working in Montreal and Ottawa for the Bomac Engravers. His special knowledge of historical subjects contributed greatly to his stature as an illustrator. His paintings are often representational, peopled views of the rural and urban landscape painted in varying degrees of realism and impressionism. His sensitivity to facial expressions, a balance between caricature and realism, resulted in his art occasionally a... Read full biography
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Born in Toronto, Ontario, George Franklin Arbuckle attended the Ontario College of Art (OCAD) where he studied with John William Beatty (1869-1941). Following graduation from OCAD, he succeeded in supporting himself through art: by selling his paintings and by teaching at Northern Vocational School and Franz Johnston's Art School at Georgian Bay.
Even during leaner times, he relied on his art to land a job as a comercial artist, working in Montreal and Ottawa for the Bomac Engravers. His special knowledge of historical subjects contributed greatly to his stature as an illustrator.
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